Helen Fenton

Cere: Definition and part of speech

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Cere

  1. n. The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cephaloptera: Definition and part of speech

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Cephaloptera

  1. n. One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cephalostyle: Definition and part of speech

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Cephalostyle

  1. n. The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cephalothorax: Definition and part of speech

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Cephalothorax

  1. n. The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cephalotomy: Definition and part of speech

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Cephalotomy

  1. n. Craniotomy; — usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.
  2. n. Dissection or opening of the head.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.